According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, Gallatin County had a total population of 8,760; 4,506/51% male and 4,254/49% female1. The median age is 38.5 years which is an increase of .1 from previous years1. Nearly 25% of the population is under 18 years of age and 14.3% is 65 years or older1.
Gallatin County’s population is slightly younger than the Kentucky average. The median age for men is 37.2 compared to 37.6 in Kentucky and the median age for women is 39.9 compared to 40.41. Gallatin county has an average age dependency ratio, 62.9, that is the ratio between persons under 18 and over 64 and the number of working-age individuals (those aged 19-64 years old), when compared with Kentucky and national averages at 63.8 and 62.5 respectively1. Gallatin County’s population under 18 years is nearly 25% compared 22.6% and 22.4% in Kentucky and the U.S. respectively1.
Gallatin County has a higher ratio of males to females and an average age dependency ratio.
Age Dependency Ratio
Gallatin county has an average age dependency ratio, 62.9, that is the ratio between persons under 18 and over 64 and the number of working-age individuals (those aged 19-64 years old), when compared with Kentucky and national averages at 63.8 and 62.5 respectively.